La Marseillaise des Blancs ( en, The Marseille
ongof the 'Blancs') is a
royalist and
Catholic adaptation of the
national anthem of France. The lyrical content of the ''Royal and Catholic'' variation is strongly
counter-revolutionary and originated from the
War in the Vendée, where locals attempted to resist the republican forces in 1793. The name "Blancs" refers to their use of white flags and symbols.
Lyrics
The lyrics below are based on a translation by
Charles A. Coulombe
Roy-Charles A. Coulombe (born November 8, 1960), known as Charles Coulombe, is an American Catholic author, historian, and lecturer. Coulombe is known for his advocacy of monarchism.
Early life and education
Coulombe was born in Manhattan on ...
. In the first verse, the term "blues" refers to the revolutionary
republicans—the
Jacobins. The Rodrigue mentioned in the second verse refers to François-Ambroise Rodrigue, a local bishop who collaborated with the Revolution, contrary to
papal
The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...
authority. Similarly, the "treasonous priests" in the fourth verse refers to certain "Constitutional priests", who swore loyalty to the government of the republican regime over the Pope; priests who refused such an oath had their parishes taken away from them and were replaced. In the same verse the Camus mentioned is
Armand-Gaston Camus
Armand-Gaston Camus (2 April 17402 November 1804), French revolutionist, was a successful lawyer and advocate before the French Revolution. He was the son of Pierre Camus, a lawyer in the Parlement of Paris.
Camus is considered the founder of ...
, the Secretary of the Revolutionary Convention, who played a major role in seizing Church property and the regicide of the
King of France
France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions.
Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the first ...
.
See also
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La Vandeana
*
Oriamendi
References
External links
Royalist Marseillaise 1793
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French anthems
French counter-revolutionaries
La Marseillaise